Join First Parish Church Dorchester and Meetinghouse Hill Association as they continue reading and identifying selections for an upcoming book aimed at inspiring youth to make better decisions with their lives! Donation, light refreshments, contributions to the table welcome. TBW seeks to (re)establish and maintain ties to our neighborhoods and to offer and provide genuine service to society. RSVP appreciated. Look for them on LinkedIn, Facebook and at www.arnoldking.org.

The Holland Community Center would like to invite the community to a free interactive reading of Kadir Nelson’s “I Have A Dream” picture book inspired by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as performed by Citi Center Teaching Artist, Toni "Bee" Brooks.

The Friends of the Field Corner Branch will host a presentation about how the world has kept Arthur Conan Doyle's creation alive through movies and television, pastiche and parody. The program will take place on March 30 at 11am and is free AND open to the public! Refreshments will be served. For more info, visit

WRITE ON THE DOT

The event will be in the private downstairs space at Savin Bar & Kitchen, 112 Savin Hill Ave., from 7-8:30 PM with food and drink specials exclusive to Write on the DOT. Stick around after the reading and socialize! Write on the DOT was designed to bring neighbors and writers together, from Dorchester and UMass Boston alike. Everyone is invited!

Learn more about Write on the DOT (including soon to be posted reader bios) at: http://www.writeonthedot.blogspot.com/

On Saturday, October 15, the 3rd Annual Boston Book Festival is happening in Copley Square! Swing by for discussions, workshops, events for kids and teens, readings and more. Anyone attending is due to find something new and exciting to enjoy. Participate in events with topics that range from spoken word to crime fiction, visit exhibitors from small presses and magazines to colleges and universities, try some amazing food, see some influential people in the literary world. And, its all free! To find out more, visit the website at www.bostonbookfest.org.

Free play time for parents and toddlers with a short story and song session at 11:30. Every Friday from 11-12:30 p.m. at The Fields Corner Branch Library. We will have live music with Su Eaton on October 28th. This is a collaboration between Countdown to Kindergarten Play to Learn playgroups and The Fields Corner Branch Library.